Sentence examples for once aimed from inspiring English sources

Dozens of state and local governments once aimed similar economic weapons against South Africa's apartheid regime.

Slowly but surely, hedge funds are becoming like the old-fashioned asset managers they once aimed to usurp.

Although admitting that he once aimed for perfection as a dancer, Bruhn adds in the film: "I don't believe it's possible to achieve the perfect state.

A genre once aimed at vast crowds — Mahler imagined his symphonies being played in stadiums, for tens of thousands of people — now leads a more subdued, solitary existence.

Strict laws in Sweden once aimed to stop people creating family names that imitated those already in use, says Staffan Nyström at Uppsala University.

For several years now, Hindi films, which were once aimed at the masses, have become part of urban middle-class culture.

Once aiming to work in Philadelphia, Ms. Figurelli is now hunting for jobs in lower-paying markets, like Pittsburgh and Fort Lauderdale, Fla. "I'm looking anywhere my competition isn't looking," she added.

Zoom once, aim for the sniper's head, and fire.

Once AIM or ICQ has been set up, an icon is automatically installed on the BlackBerry smartphone's home screen so that access to instant messaging is only a click away.

Third, once Aims 1 and 2 are met, it is necessary to demonstrate the clinical utility of personality.

It was hardly an effort that, as Mr. Ayers once wrote, "aimed only to educate".